Piracy in Today’s Educational World

February 2010

By
Alicia Tuttle - Administration
Crystal Walters - Library Media Specialist
Rebecca Plouff - Classroom Teacher
Stacey Walser - Technology Education Specialist
 Contents
Introduction.........................................2
Problem Statement ............................3
Previous Options for Piracy...............4
Piracy Solution/Implementation........4
Summary..............................................5
Introduction
Piracy is when there is unauthorized use
of any type of written material, software,
visual image, music, and many other
materials. It is a serious issue within all
schools by both educators and students.
There are written laws on this issue but
sometimes copyright laws can be seen as
confusing and hard to understand.
Many students copy other people’s work
and then put their name on it. Many
teachers use other peoples work or
copied software to teach when in fact
that is against the law. This is also an
important issue for parents to be aware
of so that they can monitor their child’s
work and be able to understand the facts
on piracy. Piracy has a great impact on
everyone. The United States alone loses
billions of dollars each year because of
piracy. This is due to the fact that
people are not educated as much as they
should be about what piracy is and how
it affects everyone. Teachers, parents,
and students should be educated about
the facts of piracy.
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Have you ever plagiarized before?
Have you…….
- Turned in someone else work and said
it is yours
- Copy text from other places and not
properly cite it
- Failed to put a direct quote from a
source in quotation marks
- Cited information in correctly
- Changed words around, but
used the same concept
- Used too much of a source in
your paper and not included
many of your own words
If you have done one or more of
those things you may be just one
of the many who have
plagiarized. Sometimes you may
not even realize you did.
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Problem Statement
• There are places that unlawfully
copy entire textbooks!
Technology allows these
textbooks look identical to the
real ones and students are
purchasing these books at a much
cheaper cost. compared to the
real copies.
• These books are usually delivered
in vans to students on campuses.
• These people who copy things
illegally are also known to be
using cameras and other
technical devices to ensure they
are safe and there are no law
enforcements activities around.

Teachers and students are not Chart on 2008 Piracy statistics

knowledgeable about piracy.
Most of the problems in schools Commercial Piracy Report & Statistics
are related to ignorance, (2008)
improper understanding of the Counterfeit/Pirate %
2007 2008
law, the high cost of software and Seizures Change
books, and a strict budget that Pressed CDs 914,288 1,338,594 46.4%
doesn’t allow for the purchases. Burned CD-R's 3,505,533 3,640,122 3.8%
Music DVDR's 41,558 50,174 20.7%
Because of piracy:
Source: http://www.riaa.com/keystatistics.php
· The U.S. economy loses $58
billion in total output yearly Chart on the consequences of Piracy
in 2008
· The U.S. economy loses 373,375
jobs every year Actions Taken (2008)
Percent
· American workers lose $16.3 Year 2006 2007 2008
Change
billion in earnings every year Search
Warrants/Consent 928 1339 1649 23%
· Federal, state, and local Searches
governments lose at least $2.6 Arrests/Indictments 4763 2852 2591 -9%
billion in tax revenues every year Plain View Seizures 5,500 5,264 4,153 -21%
Guilty
Piracy of copyrighted materials is 3,431 629 903 44%
Pleas/Convictions
a worldwide problem that costs
the American publishing industry Source: http://www.riaa.com/keystatistics.php
well over $500 million a year.
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Previous Options for Piracy
Years ago we could not put essays
online and check if it was
plagiarized or not. We did not
have that ability. We just had to
use our own judgment and
knowledge to see if the work was
plagiarized. Today in schools we
have the ability to check if the
work is original by the click of a
button.
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Piracy
Solution/Implementatio
n
There are many things that we
can do to try to help the amount
of copyright problems in the
educational world. The greatest
thing we can do is to educate
others. Students, educators, and
parents must first know the rules
of piracy and then learn how we
can follow them correctly.
Teachers must first be taught
thoroughly about what piracy is
and how to prevent it. Then they
can teach their students, and then
both teachers and students can
teach parents about piracy.
The copyright laws are very
lengthy and complex. This is just
one section of the law
Text of Section 107 note: The
following is a reprint in part, of
section
107 of title 17, United States Code as
amended in 1990 and 1992.
107 · Limitations on exclusive rights:
Fair use
“Not with standing the provisions of
sections 106 and 106a, the fair use of a
copyrighted work, including such use by
reproduction in copies or phonorecords or
by any other means specified by that
section, for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching
(including multiple copies for classroom
use), scholarship, or research, is not an
infringement of copyright”. (copyright.gov)
Fair use rules:
• One semester- if teachers only
use copied material for one
semester its fine, if its used
repetitively then they should get
permission by the publisher
• As long as you are not copying all
of the work
• Copies should have authors
name on them
• When material is from the
internet it is most likely
considered fair use
Guidelines:
What teachers and students are
allowed to do in school:
• Teachers can use copyrighted
material that has become public.
• Teachers may make a single copy
for themselves for the sole
purpose of education (from book
chapters, news and magazine
articles, short stories and poetry).
• Also, teachers may make multiple
copies (one per student) ONLY if
the material is brief and done
 spontaneously and reflects
the copyright notice and
meets a cumulative effect
test- it may not be used for
more than one class- one
work per author.
HOWEVER it cannot
affect the sales of the
author.
• Teachers can use/show up
to 3 minutes of a film or
videotape or 10 percent of
a film or videotape
(whatever is less) when
teaching.
• Music- teachers can use 10
percent of a musical
composition no matter if it
is in print or not.
• Broadcast- teachers can
use a broadcast that is off-
air only if it is within 45
days of the recording date.
Strategies that all schools should
take to discourage software
piracy:
• Provide copyright
workshops and classes for
administrators, teachers,
parents, and students so
they understand the
copyright law
• Having clear policy’s to
everyone about copyright
Appoint a software
manager or a committee
for keeping records on
purchase and software use.
• Install system protection
software
• Keep a software log.
Records of a program’s
date of purchase, license
agreement, user, and machine ID.
• Perform regular audits.
Summary
Piracy is a very serious issue in today’s
society. People need to be educated,
aware, and know the facts about piracy.
If all schools educate their teachers and
inform them of the laws this has the
potential to have a great effect on the
world. If people are aware of the severity
of piracy the numbers will decrease.
For more information on piracy please
visit:
http://oneeyedpirates.wikispaces.com/
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